Director of School Operations - Elementary

POSITION:  Director of School Operations - Elementary

REPORTS TO:

Managing Director of School Operations - Elementary

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE:

July 2026

COMPENSATION: $89,649 - $109,820, Home Office Grade 9

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture.

• 21,650 Students
• 2,600 Team Members
• 16 Secondary Campuses
• 12 Elementary Campuses
• 91% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 99% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 85% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population.

YES Prep needs a dynamic Director of School Operations - Elementary with a robust set of experiences, to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, and build transformative relationships.

To put it simply, you will be the portfolio-level operational leader responsible for ensuring predictable, high-quality campus operations across a cohort of elementary schools. The DSO drives operational consistency, strengthens attendance and enrollment and develops Directors of Campus Operations (DCOs) into strategic, proactive leaders.

The DSO ensures operational systems across campuses are safe, compliant, accurate, student-centered, and aligned with YES Prep's Culture of Predictable Excellence. This role requires exceptional leadership maturity, systems thinking, and the ability to influence outcomes across multiple schools.

The DSO is a critical steward of YES Prep’s operational stability and a key driver of the student, staff, and family experience.

• Leading operational quality for a portfolio of 4 to 6 elementary campuses
• Conducting routine site visits to assess systems execution, building readiness, safety, compliance, ADA processes, and operational risk
• Identifying trends across campuses and implementing preventative, portfolio-wide solutions
• Ensuring campuses operate with consistency, equity, predictability, and alignment to district standards
• Maintaining an annual operational calendar that supports instructional and operational priorities

Outcome:
Every campus operates every day with high-quality, predictable excellence.

• Monitoring campus-level ADA accuracy daily and weekly across the portfolio
• Coaching DCOs on attendance analytics, systems execution, and interventions.
• Ensuring high-quality execution by OCs and Registrars to maintain data accuracy and reduce chronic absenteeism
• Identifying campuses requiring targeted support and leading corrective actions.

Outcome:
All assigned campuses meet or exceed annual ADA expectations.

• Owning enrollment strategy across the portfolio, including forecasting, goal-setting, risk analysis, and progress monitoring
• Co-designing recruitment and enrollment plans with each DCO
• Ensuring execution quality of enrollment tasks (OC = execution; Registrar = documentation; Receptionist = intake)
• Monitoring offer rates, waitlist health, application quality, and onboarding completion

Outcome:
All assigned campuses meet or exceed ADA and enrollment expectations.

• Providing weekly coaching to each DCO using a competency-based development framework
• Building DCO leadership capacity through modeling, feedback, reflection, and practice-based development
• Conducting performance management, implementing growth plans, and upholding operational standards with direct reports
• Partnering with principals to ensure aligned…